PLANNING FOR DECLINE: ANTICIPATING ON POPULATION DECLINE IN THE NETHERLANDS

Tialda Haartsen and Viktor Venhorst

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2010, vol. 101, issue 2, 218-227

Abstract: Some regions in The Netherlands have been experiencing population decline in the last decade(s). Although decline figures are much lower than in more traditional areas of decline in Europe, Dutch planners and policy‐makers feel the need to develop several strategies of planning for decline. This paper gives an overview of regional population trends in the Netherlands up to 2040, showing that at the regional level, population growth and decline can occur next to each other in both urban and rural areas. The number of single‐person households is expected to continue growing. However, single households form a varied group, and population trends differ substantially between urban and rural areas. The strategies applied by policy‐makers who focus, so far, on accommodating decline through measures on the housing market are analysed. Next to this, some additional policy alternatives are discussed.

Date: 2010
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